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|Introduction |
I.
History of
Marlin Rifles |
II.
1889 Models | III.
1889 Variations |
| IV. Outline of Features |
V. Condition |
VI. Diagrams |
Some of the better know models of Marlin rifles include:
Marlin Models 1881, 1888, and 1889 repeating rifle (featuring the
'Marlin Safety', the first side-ejecting cartridge mechanism)
Marlin Model 1894 Lever Action Repeater
Marlin Model 1895 Military Repeater
Marlin Model 25, a 22 Short, 22 Long, and 22 Long Rifle
bolt-action rifle
Marlin Model 39A, lever action repeater, the longest continuously
produced rifle in the world
Marlin Model 60, one of the most popular .22 LR caliber rifles
Marlin Model 1894, lever action carbines in revolver calibers —
.357 Magnum (1894C), .41 Magnum (1894FG), and .44 Magnum (1894SS or plain 1894)
Marlin Model 336, one of the most popular lever action hunting
rifles
Marlin Camp Carbine, a discontinued model
Marlin Model 70P "Papoose", a lightweight, magazine-fed, .22 LR
carbine with a detachable barrel, designed to be taken down for easy transport
while backpacking.
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Note that there are also significant variations
within many of all Marlin manufactured rifles. For example, there are 6
distinctly different variations currently manufactured for the Marlin Model 60.
MicroGroove Rifling - unique to Marling Firearms
In 1953 Marlin Firearms was issued US Patent #3,100,358 for what was named
MicroGroove Rifling which was a departure from the standard "Ballard" or cut
rifling. The purpose of Microgroove Rifling was to increase the speed of
producing rifle barrels. Microgroove rifling is described in the patent as
having 5 grooves for every 1/10th of an inch bore diameter, and that the driving
side of each land would be "tangentially disposed" to prevent accumulating
fouling in use.
Marlin introduced Microgroove rifling in their .22 rimfire barrels in July 1953,
with 16 grooves that were .014" wide, and nominally .0015" deep. Ballard Rifled
barrels have grooves generally in the range of .069-.090" wide, and .0015-.003"
deep. This change was marketed in the 1954 Marlin catalog, as having numerous
advantages that this new form of rifling had, including better accuracy, ease of
cleaning, elimination of gas leakage, higher velocities and lower chamber
pressures. The catalog also claimed that Microgroove Rifling did not distort the
bullet jacket as deeply as Ballard Rifling hence improving accuracy.
Microgroove Rifles barrels have a reputation for accuracy problems with cast
bullets due to the increased bore diameter generated by the shallow grooves. Use
of oversized bullets has been employed by shooters to rectify this problem,
restoring accuracy to level seen from Ballard Rifled barrels.
|Introduction |
I.
History of
Marlin Rifles |
II.
1889 Models | III.
1889 Variations |
| IV. Outline of Features |
V. Condition |
VI. Diagrams |
